HAMPTON, N.H. — Joseph F. Calvani, 80, of Hampton, a former 40 year resident of Marblehead, died peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at Clipper Harbor in Portsmouth.
He was born April 17, 1936, in Lynn, a son of the late Ario J. and Eileen (Collins) Calvani.
Raised in Lynn, Joseph graduated from St. Mary’s High School with the Class of 1954 and later Northeastern University in 1965.
Mr. Calvani was an award-winning insurance agent for Allstate for many years before leaving and becoming an insurance broker out of Peabody, retiring in 2006.
Joseph was an avid golfer and former member of the Elks Lodge in Marblehead, who loved the ocean, but his greatest joy was spending time with family and friends.
He shared 55 years of marriage with his wife Ann Marie (Getzfread) Calvani of Newton.
In addition to his wife, family members include his children, Joey Calvani of Las Angeles, Calif., MaryAlice Epler and her husband, Scott, of South Berwick, Maine, Kathleen Twomey and her husband, Tim, of Redding, Conn., and Christopher Calvani and his wife, Peggy, of Reading, brother, James Calvani and his wife, Linda, of Bridgewater, sister, Dorothy Calvani and her wife, Dava Weinstein, of Manhattan, N.Y., grandchildren, Taylor, Timmy, Christopher, Hope Anne, Jackson and Caiden and several nieces and nephews.
Service information: Visiting hours will be held from 1-4 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., on Monday in Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 289 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090. Please visit RemickGendron.com to view Joseph’s memorial website, sign his tribute wall or for directions.